Aden thinks Dan’s interview with March revealed J.Storm’s intention to sign Fear to play pos 4

How much stake do we put in scrim performance going into a big event (case and point CCNC and March going into Kuala Lumpur)?

How Dan thinks about booking guests and why he wouldn’t have started the podcast at all if he hadn’t been able to book premier guests

Dan helps The Glimpse take our jokes from zero to almost funny.

Enjoy,Aden and Lorton

]]>286Kukugate, Chongqing Major & Bucharest Minor Qualifiers (Ep 059)https://glimpsepod.com/2018/12/17/kukugate-chongqing-major-bucharest-minor-qualifiers-ep-059/
Tue, 18 Dec 2018 02:09:51 +0000https://glimpsepod.com/?p=280
A lot has been said about the Kuku story already. That’s because it’s an important moment for Dota.

If you weren’t on Twitter, or can’t remember how this all went down, this is a complete history and analysis.

If you’re sick of the story, skip it and listen to some Dota analysis.

Show notes:

Skem and the original ch*** ch*** scandal

Kuku and the copycat offense

Valve and BurNing exchange emails

Chinese gamers review-bomb Dota2

Valve’s first statement

Rumors of Skem and Kuku being banned from the Chongqing Major

TNC punishes Kuku

GrandGrant threatens to sit out Chongqing if Kuku is banned. Others follow suit

If there was a theme of the Kuala Lumpur Major, it was top teams dominating.

In the group stage, all four #1 seeds won their groups (Secret, EG, PSG.LGD, and VP). Of those four, three beat their first round opponents 2-0. EG was the only top seed who lost their opening round match (that was to Ninjas in Pyjamas, who had a TI Champion — Mind_Control — standing in for them).

Join us for KL Major and Patch 7.20 analysis!

In this episode:

Aden breaks down VP’s performance like a total homer

Lorton breaks down Secret’s performance like a total homer

Secret and VP have effectively clinched their TI invites. What about EG and NIP?

The KL Major Meta — mids getting farm in the early game to set up their carry’s farm in the midgame

He was supposed to have an apartment paid for by Mineski. Instead he had a bedroom above the accounting department with no fridge, but plenty of cockroaches.

He worked as on-air talent for GESC eight months ago. He still hasn’t gotten paid for that.

He was supposed to have a contract with Entity gaming. They cancelled the contract with no notice, and he had to fight for a “courtesy” 15 days’ pay when Entity was contractually obligated to pay 30 days.

Today, we talk about the seedy underbelly of pro Dota.

Join us for a wide-ranging discussion, involving:

SEA Dota and why Scant is so invested in the scene

Unexpected reactions from the community

Progress in the SEA region (not just Dota) since Scant moved there

Racism and homophobia in Dota — experiences as an outspoken advocate for a better community

Job advice for young people, opportunities for businesses and content creators

We all needed some time off. But sometime in the last two weeks it became officially A LONG TIME since we saw serious Dota. ESL One Hamburg was a good start. Dreamleague was fun in its own way. But now it’s Major time!

Join us as we preview the KL major, playing Guess The Lines. Don’t miss Aden’s incredulous takes on LGD’s betting odds.

And don’t miss SPECIAL GUEST Steven Choi, host of The Offlane podcast:theofflane.com

Also in this episode:

Why Aden missed the ESL One Hamburg grand finals (they don’t have wifi in the hospital?)

NIP and Forward gaming underperformed at ESL One Hamburg, but they have decent excuses

Strategic greed. When is it good to draft greedy? What is the optimal farm distribution? We saw totally different models from two successful teams

Special guest appearance from Steven Choi, host of The Offlane podcast — what is the etiquette for buying Divine Rapier in pubs?

What did Tigers do right in their Dreamleague minor win over RNG and Na’Vi?

Parallels between Tigers and Team Secret (bearing in mind that 1437 was the long time coach of Team Secret)

Icefrog may not have released patch 7.20 yet, but that doesn’t stop the march of time. The first real tournaments of the 2019 DPC season are upon us.

At ESL One Hamburg, 12 of the top teams in the world meet to tune up for the Kuala Lumpur Major. According to the betting markets, Secret, EG and VP are the favorites. We don’t know who will win, but we DO know VP has won 3 of the last for ESL One events. And the MVP of this tournament will get a Mercedes.

Aden: “Why bother winning if you’re not going to get a Mercedes?”

At Dreamleague in Stockholm, 8 of the teams who didn’t qualify for the major meet to earn a pittance of DPC points. The winner will advance to the Kuala Lumpur Major. And now that Team Liquid has dropped out, it’s no longer a foregone conclusion who is going to win. According to the betting markets, RoyalNeverGiveup are the heavy favorites.

Also in this episode:

Notes on the online tournaments nobody has been watching

ESL One’s new executive Thomas Schmidt and what his hiring means for esports broadcasting

The DPC point distribution — everyone gets points, but the top 3 at the major get ⅔ of the points. Does that seem right?

What are some things we wish we had known when we started playing Dota?

Where do we get the information we use to make The Glimpse? (YOU WANT TO REVERSE ENGINEER THIS PODCAST. BE MY GUEST.)

Dendi standing in for Team Secret

Solo and Ramzes repping international brands, almost like they are pro athletes